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Alternate biography for Horatio

Name: Vice Admiral Horatio 'Barracuda' Maynard

Species: Hare

Gender: Male

Origin: Salamandastron

Appearance: Horatio is a slightly taller than average hare with almost completely gray fur, although it was once a light shade of brown in his younger seasons. Now that he is older, Horatio has become noticeably thin and bony and his fur seems thinner. He is missing his left forearm after a battle went awry during his sixties. He wears a long sleeved white uniform with brass buttons, epaulettes, and many medals. The collar of his uniform is black with a stripe of dark yellow running through it. Over his uniform, Horatio wears a long, high-collared navy blue trench coat. The right sleeve of his coat remains loose and flaps around because of his missing right arm. His sheath is attached to a black leather belt with a silver buckle worn around his waist. He has a long scar that runs horizontally from the right side of his nose across his cheek, just below his right eye. He also wears a monocle in his left eye. The hare admiral also has a neatly kept white mustache.

Personality: Horatio is a very stern beast whose mere presence commands respect to the hares who are of lower rank. His rank and experience gives him quite a sense of pride and accomplishment. He is quite bold in nature and this shows, whether When dealing with defiant young hares or villainous vermin. In addition, he is quite straightforward and frank. He is a rational creature of sound judgement and is very thoughtful, especially when forming plans, and likes to think things through to the last detail. While he is a no-nonsense creature, he will allow his dry humor to show on rare occasions. While Horatio has always been calm and composed, he once possessed an irritable temperament, but it has since mellowed a bit following his retirement from action. In spite of his hard exterior, Horatio is not incapable of showing kindness and guidance towards others. When he was younger, Horatio was a rather haughty beast who was very judgemental of others if they showed any incompetence or failure in their endeavors. Horatio was extremely obedient to his superiors (to the point of even being somewhat obsequious) and followed every rule and regulation of the Long Patrol to a tee.

Weapons: Now in his older age, Horatio does not fight, but still arms himself with a sabre-rapier hybrid, which he once wielded with a great amount of skill. His ferocity with his blade has even earned him the name 'Barracuda'. When he was younger, he was also a compitent boxer.

History: In his younger seasons, he traveled with several other hares, but as he grew older, he joined the Long Patrol Navy and worked his way up to the rank of admiral. For many seasons, he served his role as the commanding officer of the Long Patrol Navy and second-in-command to the Badger Ruler of Salamandastron. Even in his older seasons, he went out on missions and fought alongside the younger hares. However, in one particular battle, he was severely injured and lost his left arm, forcing him to retire from field missions. He continues to serve the Long Patrol and Salamandastron in an advisory role.